Social practice challenged : "Women don’t know anything and never are in a position to"

Dec 7, 2015

Social practice challenged : "Women don’t know anything and never are in a position to"

WHO: Lok Aastha Seva Sansthan

WHERE: Gariyaband, Chhattisgarh

WHAT: Information Centre for Women (Pilot Project). A
centre that imparts knowledge to women run by women.

WHY: Lok Aastha realized women were disempowered
and being marginalised due to lack of information. They
were also unaware of the fact that wife beating is not
only wrong but an offence punishable by law.

HOW: The Centre houses books
on gender equality and feminism
by prominent publishers. There is
information available on various
laws, government schemes
(MGNREGS, PWDVA), posters on
Right To Education, Information
and Forest Rights. The Centre
is open at all times and allows
women to come and go as they
please. The reading material can
be taken home as well.

BENEFICIARIES: Remote adivasi villages
in Chhurra block, Gariyaband district.
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal groups
(PVTGs).
Benefits: The Information Centre
has helped the people in these
villages to understand, discuss and
analyse social norms, practices and
belief systems, now empowered with
knowledge.

FUTURE PLAN: Currently, the
Information Centre is a pilot
project in three villages. In
the future, this initiative
will be taken to other
villages. The emphasis will
be on sharing information
particularly with the youth
to bring about attitudinal
changes regarding gender
based violence and
discrimination.

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